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Ethiopia’s Tigray rebels say AU mediator not impartial

Addis Ababa – Ethiopia’s Tigray rebels have accused the African Union’s special envoy, Nigeria’s former president Olusegun Obasanjo, of... Read more

8 Sep

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‘Don’t single out South Africa’: Lamola pushes back on xenophobia allegations

Cape Town – Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ronald Lamola says South Africa will continue to oppose attempts... Read more

6 Aug

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Gabon, Eq.Guinea ink deal ending spat over oil-rich islands

Addis Ababa – Gabon and Equatorial Guinea signed an agreement on Tuesday ending a decades-long dispute over three tiny... Read more

29 Jul

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‘It’s full of pain’: UN’s Amina Mohammed supports AU talks on South Africa migration crisis

Cape Town – United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed has thrown her support behind ECOWAS’ move to refer concerns... Read more

24 Jul

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Ghana renews call for AU debate on S.Africa anti-migrant unrest

Accra – Ghana’s President John Mahama Thursday doubled down on his call for the African Union to address “escalating”... Read more

24 Jul

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‘ENOUGH!’ AU boss demands end to Palestinian ‘extermination’

Addis Ababa – The “extermination” of the Palestinian people must end, the chairman of the African Union Commission Mahmoud... Read more

15 Feb

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‘Weak by design’ African Union gathers for summit

Addis Ababa – The African Union (AU) holds its annual summit in Ethiopia this weekend at a time of... Read more

14 Feb

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AU mission says Tanzanian election was ‘compromised’

Nairobi – African Union election observers said late Wednesday that the integrity of Tanzania’s recently concluded elections was “compromised”,... Read more

6 Nov, 2025

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African Union warns of huge risk of partition in Sudan

Addis Ababa – The African Union on Wednesday said the announcement of a parallel government in war-torn Sudan risked... Read more

12 Mar, 2025

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African Union slams ‘non-stop war crimes’ in Sudan

Addis Ababa – The African Union expressed “deep concern” on Wednesday over the continued escalation of the war in... Read more

20 Feb, 2025